FITCHBURG -- A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter-rail train carrying between 50 and 60 passengers derailed at the Intermodal Station on Tuesday, just before 8 p.m., after several hours of heavy snowfall.

Police Sgt. Thomas Daoust and Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Curran said there were no injuries in the incident, and that passengers were quickly evacuated from the back of the train and left the scene.

"Most of them were unaware there was an overshooting of the platform," Curran said.

He said one engineer on board sought treatment by MedStar ambulance personnel but signed a release.

Curran said the engineer told officials there were 2,500 gallons of fuel on the train and not a single drop spilled during the derailment, which led to the train going about 10 feet off course but remaining upright.

Workers investigate after an MBTA train derailed as it was pulling into the Fitchburg Intermodel Station on Tuesday night.
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